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"Hailed as groundbreaking by David Donachie, author of the John Pearce Naval Series and the Privateersman Mysteries -- "All sea stories should tell you something new, and The Bermuda Privateer meets that criterion in spades. Fast paced and covering an area new to me; I was enthralled by the author's encyclopedic knowledge of the Caribbean. There are battles and conspiracies galore, with engaging characters and thrilling actions. Nicholas Fallon is captain of the schooner Sea Dog, a privateer that is fast, beautiful and deadly. Unbound by Royal Navy tradition, Fallon enjoys total independence in where he goes, how he fights, and whom he takes as crew. A woman -- Beauty McFarland -- is his first lieutenant. It's 1796, and Sea Dog's owner, Ezra Somers, employs Fallon to protect his Caribbean salt trade from French privateers and pirates. Wicked Jak Clayton is especially ruthless. When the two meet just off the Bahamas, even Fallon's cunning can't overcome their mismatch in firepower and desertion by a cowardly ally. Later, in Bermuda, Fallon is enlisted by the Royal Navy to intercept a Spanish flotilla carrying gold and silver to France. But a massive hurricane halts the British attack on the Spanish transports, driving several ships, including Fallon's, onto the Florida shore. Held by Spanish soldiers, Fallon and the surviving crew escape by turning enemies into friends. Once free, only one mission remains. Wicked Jak Clayton must die! The Bermuda Privateer is an action-filled sea story with layered storylines and a modern storyteller's voice""-- Provided by publisher. |
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"1796. Captain of the fast, beautiful, and deadly Bermuda schooner Sea Dog, Nicholas Fallon sails the Caribbean protecting his employer's lucrative salt business and capturing Britain's enemies with his best friend and first mate, Beauty McFarland. The Sea Dog also faces a thieving pirate, warships, treasure ships, an incompetent Royal Navy captain, and a massive hurricane"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Format: Adobe EPUB eBook. |
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Format: Kindle Book. |
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Format: OverDrive Read. |
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle. |
| Other edition |
Print version: Westbrook, William, 1945- author. Bermuda privateer Ithaca, New York : McBooks Press, 2017 9781590137444 |
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Original 9781590137451 |
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Privateering -- Fiction.
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Merchant ships -- Fiction.
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Treasure troves -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
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Pirates -- Fiction.
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Naval battles -- Fiction.
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Bermuda Islands -- Fiction.
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West Indies -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Sea fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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Electronic books.
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| Series |
The Nicholas Fallon sea novels
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| Other corporate author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9781590137468
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| STANDARD # |
1537E807-469D-4552-ABC3-CB1532DA0316 OverDrive |
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